Learn how to help prevent infections at an ambulatory surgery center. ASC-specific tips to better plan for an infectious outbreak can be found in this new blog post. Finding out what to do if an infection outbreak happens at your facility will help protect your outpatient surgery team and patients.Test

Innovative operating room education is crucial to keep nurses engaged on important clinical topics. Improving nurse education is imperative to keeping patients safe in the surgical setting. This new blog post discusses innovative surgical education ideas like gamification.

Growing up, there was a news magazine at the registers of the grocery store called Weekly World News. It ceased publication years ago, but some of you may remember with amusement the eye-catching and unintentionally humorous headlines designed to grab attention and get the customer to add it to their groceries.

Patterns of incivility are too often accepted in perioperative care. Left unchecked, incivility among perioperative colleagues can lead to bullying, causing physical and psychological damage that can force a nurse to change jobs or leave the profession, according to Brenda Burk, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CSSM, CNOR, director of perioperative services at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, NC.

Transgendered patient’s surgical experiences can create anxiety for the patient and sometimes for OR nurses. Transgender and gender non-conforming patients may defer surgical care to protect their privacy and avoid facing bias. Learn the steps to help build trust with this patient population in a new blog.

As the COVID-19 spreads and operating teams return to elective surgery, learn how perioperative nurses can help battle the fatigue that the coronavirus pandemic brings in this new blog post. How to address COVID-19 operating nurse fatigue is important to surgical team morale and patient safety.

Learn how to improve your operating room financial knowledge. Find financial tips to create a successful business plan to help your facility save money and keep patients safer in this new blog post.

As we’ve made efforts to decrease the spread of the COVID-19 virus, healthcare workers’ lifestyles and work lives have changed dramatically. COVID-19 healthcare workers are dealing with inadequate personal protective equipment among many other stressors. Learn ways to navigate the stress of COVID-19 in this blog post.

Getting a holiday gift for your surgical co-workers is a fun way to show your appreciation for the work they do all year long.

Learn how frontline nurses can help heal America’s broken healthcare system.

Here are 10 fun ways to experience Anaheim on your own or with your OR colleagues.

Learn about the latest AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice updates, including changes to surgical attire, to build your clinical practice and better prepare your surgical team in this latest blog post.

Learn how to build your educator knowledge and skills by obtaining the Professional Educator, Perioperative Certificate of Mastery in Anaheim, CA. Both new and experienced educators can benefit from this one-day workshop for educators in this latest blog post.

Start planning for AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2020 in Anaheim by learning the top 10 things to do in Anaheim from a perioperative nurse in this latest blog post.

New leaders are often not adequately prepared for the pressures of OR leadership. Unfortunately, on-the-job learning is the ineffective norm in today's busy, complex surgical environment.

As Perioperative Nurses Week approaches, find out why this nurse is so Periop Proud.

Learn about the latest AORN Guideline on Surgical Attire updates to build your clinical practice and better prepare your surgical team in this latest blog post. Find out how to incorporate standardized surgical attire procedures to make surgery safer for your team and patients.

Learn how to become a more effective communicator in the operating room to help improve patient safety and team communication in the surgical suite. Find out how better communication can keep patients safer, build better team relationships, and help you grow your perioperative career in this new blog post.

Learn how predictive analytics can improve OR efficiency. AI and predictive analytics are changing how surgical suites operate. Find out how using real-time data through artificial intelligence in the surgical setting can help improve patient outcomes in this blog post.

Learn how to create financial success in your ASC in 2020 in this latest blog post. Meet your financial goals and look ahead to build a sound financial plan for the year ahead. Setting financial goals will create a successful 2020 in your ASC.